diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-not-installed.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-not-installed.sh
index a75b4f243..7ab9429b0 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-not-installed.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-not-installed.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _archboot_check
 rm -r /usr/share/{licenses,locale} /usr/lib/{systemd,tmpfiles.d}
 pacman -Sy
 #shellcheck disable=SC2013
-for i in $(pacman -Q | cut -d ' ' -f1); do
+for i in $(pacman -Q | choose 0); do
     #shellcheck disable=SC2086
     rm -r "${_PACMAN_LIB}"/local/"$(pacman -Q ${i} | sd ' ' '-')"
     #shellcheck disable=SC2086
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
index 0d2bd1d22..c0843609c 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/common.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ _show_login() {
 }
 
 _abort() {
-    if _dialog --yesno "Abort$(echo "${_TITLE}" | cut -d '|' -f5) ?" 5 45; then
+    if _dialog --yesno "Abort$(echo "${_TITLE}" | choose 4 -f '\|') ?" 5 45; then
         [[ -e "${_ANSWER}-running" ]] && rm "${_ANSWER}-running"
         [[ -e "${_ANSWER}" ]] && rm "${_ANSWER}"
         clear
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_init b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_init
index 36f1a4ec2..b6fdba639 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_init
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/cpio/hooks/base_init
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _run ()
     # only take services from systemd package
     pacman -Sy &>"${_NO_LOG}"
     #shellcheck disable=SC2046
-    _map _file $(pacman -Ql systemd | grep '/usr/lib/systemd/system/.' | cut -d ' ' -f2)
+    _map _file $(pacman -Ql systemd | grep '/usr/lib/systemd/system/.' | choose 1)
     _map _file /usr/lib/sysusers.d/{arch,basic}.conf
     # disable systemd services:
     for i in lvm2-{lvmpolld,monitor} systemd-{boot,random-seed,sysusers\
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh
index 3dccf0227..9e315b40b 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/btrfs.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _umount_btrfs() {
 _find_btrfsraid_devices() {
     _btrfs_scan
     if [[ -z "${_DETECT_CREATE_FILESYSTEM}" && "${_FSTYPE}" == "btrfs" ]]; then
-        for i in $(btrfs filesystem show "${_DEV}" | cut -d ' ' -f 11); do
+        for i in $(btrfs filesystem show "${_DEV}" | choose 10); do
             _BTRFS_DEVS="${_BTRFS_DEVS}#${i}"
         done
     fi
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ _find_btrfsraid_bootloader_devices() {
     _BTRFS_COUNT=1
     if [[ "$(${_LSBLK} FSTYPE "${_BOOTDEV}")" == "btrfs" ]]; then
         _BTRFS_DEVS=""
-        for i in $(btrfs filesystem show "${_BOOTDEV}" | cut -d ' ' -f 11); do
+        for i in $(btrfs filesystem show "${_BOOTDEV}" | choose 10); do
             _BTRFS_DEVS="${_BTRFS_DEVS}#${i}"
             _BTRFS_COUNT=$((_BTRFS_COUNT+1))
         done
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _find_btrfs_subvolume() {
     if [[ -z "${_DETECT_CREATE_FILESYSTEM}" ]]; then
         # existing btrfs subvolumes
         _mount_btrfs
-        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list "${_BTRFSMP}" | cut -d ' ' -f 9 | rg -v 'var/lib/machines|var/lib/portables'); do
+        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list "${_BTRFSMP}" | choose 8 | rg -v 'var/lib/machines|var/lib/portables'); do
             echo "${i}"
             [[ "${1}" ]] && echo "${1}"
         done
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ _find_btrfs_bootloader_subvolume() {
         _BTRFS_SUBVOLUMES=""
         _DEV="${_BOOTDEV}"
         _mount_btrfs
-        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list "${_BTRFSMP}" | cut -d ' ' -f 7); do
+        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list "${_BTRFSMP}" | choose 7); do
             _BTRFS_SUBVOLUMES="${_BTRFS_SUBVOLUMES}#${i}"
         done
         _umount_btrfs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ _find_btrfs_bootloader_subvolume() {
 _subvolumes_in_use() {
     _SUBVOLUME_IN_USE=""
     while read -r i; do
-        echo "${i}" | rg -F -q "|btrfs|" && _SUBVOLUME_IN_USE="${_SUBVOLUME_IN_USE} $(echo "${i}" | cut -d '|' -f 9)"
+        echo "${i}" | rg -F -q "|btrfs|" && _SUBVOLUME_IN_USE="${_SUBVOLUME_IN_USE} $(echo "${i}" | choose 8 -f '\|')"
     done < /tmp/.parts
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ _check_btrfs_filesystem_creation() {
             _FSTYPE="btrfs"
             _SKIP_FILESYSTEM=1
             # check on filesystem creation, skip subvolume asking then!
-            echo "${i}" | cut -d '|' -f 4 | rg -q 1 && _DETECT_CREATE_FILESYSTEM=1
+            echo "${i}" | choose 3 -f '\|' | rg -q 1 && _DETECT_CREATE_FILESYSTEM=1
         fi
     done
 }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ _check_btrfs_subvolume(){
     [[ -n "${_DOMKFS}" && "${_FSTYPE}" == "btrfs" ]] && _DETECT_CREATE_FILESYSTEM=1
     if [[ -z "${_DETECT_CREATE_FILESYSTEM}" && -z "${_CREATE_MOUNTPOINTS}" ]]; then
         _mount_btrfs
-        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list "${_BTRFSMP}" | cut -d ' ' -f 9); do
+        for i in $(btrfs subvolume list "${_BTRFSMP}" | choose 8); do
             if echo "${i}" | rg -q "${_BTRFS_SUBVOLUME}"; then
                 _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "You have defined 2 identical SUBVOLUMES!\nPlease enter another name." 4 45
                 sleep 3
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh
index 8f961251e..547faaf39 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/common.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ _PACMAN="pacman --root ${_DESTDIR} --cachedir=${_DESTDIR}${_CACHEDIR} --noconfir
 _linux_firmware() {
     _PACKAGES="${_PACKAGES// linux-firmware / }"
     #shellcheck disable=SC2013
-    for i in $(cut -d ' ' -f1</proc/modules); do
+    for i in $(choose 0 </proc/modules); do
         if modinfo "${i}" | rg -qw 'firmware:'; then
             _PACKAGES="${_PACKAGES} linux-firmware"
             break
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/mountpoints.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/mountpoints.sh
index 7d075ee62..87233ecbf 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/mountpoints.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/mountpoints.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ _enter_mountpoint() {
             rg -qw "/srv" /tmp/.parts && _MP=/var
             _dialog --no-cancel --title " Mountpoint for ${_DEV} " --inputbox "" 7 65 "${_MP}" 2>"${_ANSWER}" || return 1
             _MP=$(cat "${_ANSWER}")
-            if [[ "$(rg -F "|${_MP}|" /tmp/.parts | cut -d '|' -f 3)" == "${_MP}" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$(rg -F "|${_MP}|" /tmp/.parts | choose 2 -f '\|')" == "${_MP}" ]]; then
                 _dialog --infobox "ERROR: You have defined 2 identical mountpoints!\nPlease select another mountpoint." 4 45
                 _MP=""
                 sleep 3
@@ -140,18 +140,18 @@ _check_mkfs_values() {
 _run_mkfs() {
     while read -r line; do
         # basic parameters
-        _DEV=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 1)
-        _FSTYPE=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 2)
-        _MP=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 3)
-        _DOMKFS=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 4)
-        _LABEL_NAME=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 5)
-        _FS_OPTIONS=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 6)
+        _DEV=$(echo "${line}" | choose 0 -f '\|')
+        _FSTYPE=$(echo "${line}" | choose 1 -f '\|')
+        _MP=$(echo "${line}" | choose 2 -f '\|')
+        _DOMKFS=$(echo "${line}" | choose 3 -f '\|')
+        _LABEL_NAME=$(echo "${line}" | choose 4 -f '\|')
+        _FS_OPTIONS=$(echo "${line}" | choose 5 -f '\|')
         [[ "${_FS_OPTIONS}" == "NONE" ]] && _FS_OPTIONS=""
         # bcachefs, btrfs and other parameters
         if [[ ${_FSTYPE} == "bcachefs" ]]; then
             _BCFS_DEVS="${_BCFS_DEVS//#/ }"
-            _BCFS_DEVS=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 7)
-            _BCFS_COMPRESS=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 8)
+            _BCFS_DEVS=$(echo "${line}" | choose 6 -f '\|')
+            _BCFS_COMPRESS=$(echo "${line}" | choose 7 -f '\|')
             if [[ "${_BCFS_COMPRESS}" == "NONE" ]];then
                 _BCFS_COMPRESS=""
             else
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ _run_mkfs() {
             _mkfs "${_DEV}" "${_FSTYPE}" "${_DESTDIR}" "${_DOMKFS}" "${_MP}" "${_LABEL_NAME}" "${_FS_OPTIONS}" \
                   "${_BCFS_DEVS}" "${_BCFS_COMPRESS}" || return 1
         elif [[ ${_FSTYPE} == "btrfs" ]]; then
-            _BTRFS_DEVS=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 7)
+            _BTRFS_DEVS=$(echo "${line}" | choose 6 -f '\|')
             # remove # from array
             _BTRFS_DEVS="${_BTRFS_DEVS//#/ }"
-            _BTRFS_LEVEL=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 8)
+            _BTRFS_LEVEL=$(echo "${line}" | choose 7 -f '\|')
             [[ ! "${_BTRFS_LEVEL}" == "NONE" && "${_FSTYPE}" == "btrfs" ]] && _BTRFS_LEVEL="-m ${_BTRFS_LEVEL} -d ${_BTRFS_LEVEL}"
-            _BTRFS_SUBVOLUME=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 9)
-            _BTRFS_COMPRESS=$(echo "${line}" | cut -d '|' -f 10)
+            _BTRFS_SUBVOLUME=$(echo "${line}" | choose 8 -f '\|')
+            _BTRFS_COMPRESS=$(echo "${line}" | choose 9 -f '\|')
             [[ "${_BTRFS_COMPRESS}" == "NONE" ]] && _BTRFS_COMPRESS=""
             _mkfs "${_DEV}" "${_FSTYPE}" "${_DESTDIR}" "${_DOMKFS}" "${_MP}" "${_LABEL_NAME}" "${_FS_OPTIONS}" \
                   "${_BTRFS_DEVS}" "${_BTRFS_LEVEL}" "${_BTRFS_SUBVOLUME}" "${_BTRFS_COMPRESS}" || return 1
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ _create_filesystem() {
             _dialog --no-cancel --title " LABEL Name on ${_DEV} " --inputbox "Keep it short and use no spaces or special characters." 8 60 \
             "$(${_LSBLK} LABEL "${_DEV}" 2>"${_NO_LOG}")" 2>"${_ANSWER}" || return 1
             _LABEL_NAME=$(cat "${_ANSWER}")
-            if [[ "$(rg -F "|${_LABEL_NAME}|" /tmp/.parts | cut -d '|' -f5)" == "${_LABEL_NAME}" ]]; then
+            if [[ "$(rg -F "|${_LABEL_NAME}|" /tmp/.parts | choose 4 -f '\|')" == "${_LABEL_NAME}" ]]; then
                 _dialog --title " ERROR " --no-mouse --infobox "You have defined 2 identical LABEL names!\nPlease enter another name." 4 45
                 sleep 3
                 _LABEL_NAME=""
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/quicksetup.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/quicksetup.sh
index f33e68976..8e219f174 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/quicksetup.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/quicksetup.sh
@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ _auto_create_filesystems() {
     _PROGRESS_COUNT=$((100/_MAX_COUNT))
     ## make and mount filesystems
     for fsspec in ${_FSSPECS}; do
-        _DEV="${_DISK}$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | cut -f1 -d '|')"
+        _DEV="${_DISK}$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | choose 0 -f '\|')"
         # Add check on nvme or mmc controller:
         # NVME uses /dev/nvme0n1pX name scheme
         # MMC uses /dev/mmcblk0pX
         if echo "${_DISK}" | rg -q "nvme|mmc"; then
-            _DEV="${_DISK}p$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | cut -f1 -d '|')"
+            _DEV="${_DISK}p$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | choose 0 -f '\|')"
         fi
-        _FSTYPE="$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | cut -f2 -d '|')"
+        _FSTYPE="$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | choose 1 -f '\|')"
         _DOMKFS=1
-        _MP="$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | cut -f3 -d '|')"
-        _LABEL_NAME="$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | cut -f4 -d '|')"
+        _MP="$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | choose 2 -f '\|')"
+        _LABEL_NAME="$(echo "${fsspec}" | tr -d ' ' | choose 3 -f '\|')"
         _FS_OPTIONS=""
         _BTRFS_DEVS=""
         _BTRFS_LEVEL=""
diff --git a/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/update b/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/update
index 42217d8c5..ca653b1e7 100644
--- a/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/update
+++ b/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/update
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _update()
 	esac
 	case $cur in
 		*)
-			OPTS="$(update | grep '\-[a-z]' | cut -d ' ' -f2 | sed "s,\x1B\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z],,g")"
+			OPTS="$(update | rg '\-[a-z]' | choose 0 | sd '\x1B\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]' '')"
 			COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${OPTS[*]}" -- $cur) )
 			return 0
 			;;